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SUMMARY:🧤 Volunteer: NABA Butterfly Count - Delmarva Tip
DESCRIPTION:This is the North American Butterfly Association count for the Delmarva tip which includes the ES National Wildlife refuge\, Kiptopeke State Park\, Oyster\, and Cape Charles.\n\nInterested volunteers will meet at 9:30am at the visitor center of Eastern Shore of VA National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center.\nNo need to sign up\, you can stay as long (or short) as you like\, and no experience is necessary!\nMay be rescheduled if it looks really rainy.\nContact Brian Taber with questions.\nYou may wish to bring snacks\, water\, sun/insect protection\, camera\, binoculars.\n\nCategory 14: Annual Butterfly Count (select “Delmarva Tip” from the list for the “Annual Butterfly Count Location” feedback field)\nNote: The North Northampton County count will likely be in early August.
URL:https://www.esmn.org/event/volunteer-delmarva-butterfly-count/
LOCATION:Eastern Shore National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center\, 32205 Seaside Road\, Cape Charles\, VA\, 23310\, United States
CATEGORIES:Citizen/Community Science,Volunteer Opportunity
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20240904T183000
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SUMMARY:💡CE: Learn To Tag Monarch Butterflies
DESCRIPTION:Learn to tag Monarch butterflies to help track their migration! The Monarch Watch Tagging Program is a community science initiative started in 1992 that reveals important information about Monarchs\, like where they are migrating from\, timing and pace\, mortality\, and geographic distribution. Learn how to apply the identifying stickers on butterflies through a live demonstration and where you can order your Monarch tagging kit for this fall’s migration season. Anyone can do it! \nJoin Kristen Baum\, Director of Monarch Watch and Senior Scientist of the Kansas Biological Survey & Center for Ecological Research for this high-flying event! We will also cover what you can do to promote butterfly habitats and the importance of their migration corridors.
URL:https://www.esmn.org/event/%f0%9f%92%a1ce-learn-to-tag-monarch-butterflies/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Member Continuing Education
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20241001T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20241001T203000
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CREATED:20240912T022406Z
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UID:10000082-1727809200-1727814600@www.esmn.org
SUMMARY:💡CE: Live Mini Monarch Essentials
DESCRIPTION:Join the Monarch Joint Venture for a virtual 3-week course to learn about monarch butterfly ecology\, threats\, and the effective conservation actions that you can take to help protect this iconic species. All classes are recorded and also available for later viewing. \nThis is a three day series; Tuesdays\, October 1\, 8\, and 15\, 2024.
URL:https://www.esmn.org/event/%f0%9f%92%a1ce-live-mini-monarch-essentials/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Member Continuing Education
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20241010T080000
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CREATED:20240617T123001Z
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UID:10000055-1728547200-1728579600@www.esmn.org
SUMMARY:💡CE: State of Monarch Conservation Webinar
DESCRIPTION:Registration required. Details TBD. \nhttps://monarchjointventure.org/events/state-of-monarch-conservation
URL:https://www.esmn.org/event/%f0%9f%92%a1ce-state-of-monarch-conservation-webinar/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Chapter Member Continuing Education
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20250226T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20250226T160000
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CREATED:20250122T143029Z
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UID:10000127-1740567600-1740585600@www.esmn.org
SUMMARY:💡CE: Monarch Larva Monitoring Project Training
DESCRIPTION:Be a citizen scientist with the Monarch Larva Monitoring Project (MLMP)! The MLMP team from MJV and the UW-Madison Arboretum co-lead virtual one-day training on how to collect data that contributes to our knowledge about the monarch population. Participants learn about monarch biology\, monitoring procedures\, and data entry protocols and are able to ask monarch biologists their questions about monarchs and monitoring. \nSouthern Region Date: February 26\, 2025     \nTime: 10am-3pm Central Time\, with 1-hour break at noon NOTE THIS IS CENTRAL TIME \nCourse fee: $50 \nMore information and registration: https://mlmp.org/get-started/in-person-training?blm_aid=590500865 \n\nSubmit hours in Better Impact Category 2: Continuing Education
URL:https://www.esmn.org/event/%f0%9f%92%a1ce-monarch-larva-monitoring-project-training/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Chapter Member Continuing Education
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CREATED:20250415T231156Z
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UID:10000169-1746446400-1746450000@www.esmn.org
SUMMARY:💡Member CE: VMN Webinar: Butterfly population trends in America north of Mexico and their most likely drivers
DESCRIPTION:Description: Mounting evidence shows that insects are declining world-wide\, leading to the so-called “insect apocalypse”. Unfortunately\, this is also true for butterflies in America and Canada. Leslie Ries will present the evidence showing patterns and trajectories of butterfly declines here in American north of Mexico. She will also summarize a recent study examining the most likely drivers. This story is complicated\, but she’ll show that in the 10 years following the 2003 release of seed-coated neonicotinoids\, that class of pesticides appears to have the biggest impact on butterfly population declines. She will also be emphasizing an often untold part of this story which is that the only reason scientists can do this research is the efforts of thousands of on-the-ground volunteers who participate in monitoring programs like the North American Butterfly Association’s count program and regional networks that do more intensive surveys\, including new programs in the Carolinas and Blue Ridge Mountains. With the efforts of community scientists\, we will be able to continue to amass the evidence we need on declines and causes that will hopefully allow us to turn the tide on this tragic loss of biodiversity. \nPresenter: Leslie Ries is an associate professor at Georgetown University studying how global change impacts biodiversity with a focus on butterflies in America north of Mexico. In addition to carrying out lab\, field\, and “big data” research on butterflies\, she is the co-director of the North American Butterfly Monitoring Network\, which provides data management support for the vast majority of groups that run programs where volunteers collect structured survey data. She is also excited to be a new board member of the North American Butterfly Association. Leslie is a native of the DMV\, growing up and now living in suburban Maryland. \nLeslie Ries is a co-author of the recent study you may have seen in the newsshowing widespread butterfly declines in the United States using volunteer-collected data sets–including butterfly counts that many of our VMNs have contributed to! \nRegistration: Pre-registration required to participate in the live Zoom. As with all our VMN CE Webinars\, the recording will be available to anyone on our websitewithin a few days of the event. \n\nLog your hours under Better Impact Category 2: Continuing Education\nSee VMN CE Webinars and VMN High Five From Nature Series for additional CE opportunities.\n 
URL:https://www.esmn.org/event/%f0%9f%92%a1ce-vmn-webinar-butterfly-population-trends-in-america-north-of-mexico-and-their-most-likely-drivers/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Chapter Member Continuing Education,Webinar
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CREATED:20250521T121020Z
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UID:10000172-1747994400-1747999800@www.esmn.org
SUMMARY:💡 CE: Butterfly Walks at the ES NWR
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.esmn.org/event/%f0%9f%92%a1-member-%f0%9f%92%a1ce-and-%f0%9f%a7%a4volunteer-opportunity-butterfly-walks-at-the-es-nwr/2025-05-23/
LOCATION:Eastern Shore National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center\, 32205 Seaside Road\, Cape Charles\, VA\, 23310\, United States
CATEGORIES:Continuing Education,Open to the Public,Volunteer Opportunity
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20250613T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20250613T113000
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CREATED:20250521T121020Z
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UID:10000512-1749808800-1749814200@www.esmn.org
SUMMARY:💡 CE: Butterfly Walks at the ES NWR
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.esmn.org/event/%f0%9f%92%a1-member-%f0%9f%92%a1ce-and-%f0%9f%a7%a4volunteer-opportunity-butterfly-walks-at-the-es-nwr/2025-06-13/
LOCATION:Eastern Shore National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center\, 32205 Seaside Road\, Cape Charles\, VA\, 23310\, United States
CATEGORIES:Continuing Education,Open to the Public,Volunteer Opportunity
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20250627T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20250627T113000
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CREATED:20250521T121020Z
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UID:10000514-1751018400-1751023800@www.esmn.org
SUMMARY:💡 CE: Butterfly Walks at the ES NWR
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.esmn.org/event/%f0%9f%92%a1-member-%f0%9f%92%a1ce-and-%f0%9f%a7%a4volunteer-opportunity-butterfly-walks-at-the-es-nwr/2025-06-27/
LOCATION:Eastern Shore National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center\, 32205 Seaside Road\, Cape Charles\, VA\, 23310\, United States
CATEGORIES:Continuing Education,Open to the Public,Volunteer Opportunity
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20250718T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20250718T113000
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CREATED:20250521T121020Z
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UID:10000540-1752832800-1752838200@www.esmn.org
SUMMARY:💡 CE: Butterfly Walks at the ES NWR
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.esmn.org/event/%f0%9f%92%a1-member-%f0%9f%92%a1ce-and-%f0%9f%a7%a4volunteer-opportunity-butterfly-walks-at-the-es-nwr/2025-07-18/
LOCATION:Eastern Shore National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center\, 32205 Seaside Road\, Cape Charles\, VA\, 23310\, United States
CATEGORIES:Continuing Education,Open to the Public,Volunteer Opportunity
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CREATED:20250521T121020Z
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UID:10000518-1753437600-1753443000@www.esmn.org
SUMMARY:💡 CE: Butterfly Walks at the ES NWR
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.esmn.org/event/%f0%9f%92%a1-member-%f0%9f%92%a1ce-and-%f0%9f%a7%a4volunteer-opportunity-butterfly-walks-at-the-es-nwr/2025-07-25/
LOCATION:Eastern Shore National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center\, 32205 Seaside Road\, Cape Charles\, VA\, 23310\, United States
CATEGORIES:Continuing Education,Open to the Public,Volunteer Opportunity
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20250808T100000
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CREATED:20250521T121020Z
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UID:10000520-1754647200-1754652600@www.esmn.org
SUMMARY:💡 CE: Butterfly Walks at the ES NWR
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.esmn.org/event/%f0%9f%92%a1-member-%f0%9f%92%a1ce-and-%f0%9f%a7%a4volunteer-opportunity-butterfly-walks-at-the-es-nwr/2025-08-08/
LOCATION:Eastern Shore National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center\, 32205 Seaside Road\, Cape Charles\, VA\, 23310\, United States
CATEGORIES:Continuing Education,Open to the Public,Volunteer Opportunity
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20250912T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20250912T113000
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CREATED:20250521T121020Z
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UID:10000525-1757671200-1757676600@www.esmn.org
SUMMARY:💡 CE: Butterfly Walks at the ES NWR
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.esmn.org/event/%f0%9f%92%a1-member-%f0%9f%92%a1ce-and-%f0%9f%a7%a4volunteer-opportunity-butterfly-walks-at-the-es-nwr/2025-09-12/
LOCATION:Eastern Shore National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center\, 32205 Seaside Road\, Cape Charles\, VA\, 23310\, United States
CATEGORIES:Continuing Education,Open to the Public,Volunteer Opportunity
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20250926T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20250926T113000
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CREATED:20250521T121020Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250625T123636Z
UID:10000527-1758880800-1758886200@www.esmn.org
SUMMARY:💡 CE: Butterfly Walks at the ES NWR
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.esmn.org/event/%f0%9f%92%a1-member-%f0%9f%92%a1ce-and-%f0%9f%a7%a4volunteer-opportunity-butterfly-walks-at-the-es-nwr/2025-09-26/
LOCATION:Eastern Shore National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center\, 32205 Seaside Road\, Cape Charles\, VA\, 23310\, United States
CATEGORIES:Continuing Education,Open to the Public,Volunteer Opportunity
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